NU Online News Service, Aug. 5, 2004, 6:38 p.m. EDT
Health profits were up but benefits profits were down during the second quarter at Assurant Inc., New York.[@@]
Assurant, a company that incorporates the old U.S. insurance operations of Fortis, Brussels, is reporting $95 million in net income for the latest quarter on $1.8 billion in revenue, up from $91 million in net income on $1.7 billion in revenue for the second quarter of 2003.